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15 quotes by Tom Wilkinson

Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" Wilkinson, OBE (born 5 February 1948) is an English actor. He has twice been nominated for an Academy Award, for his roles in In the Bedroom and Michael Clayton. In 2009, he won Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Film for playing Benjamin Franklin in John Adams.
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I won't say I wouldn't be grateful and happy and delighted and thrilled to bits to receive a nomination. But I wouldn't be suicidal if it... →

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If the script is telling the story well, that is your inspiration, and you do not need to go somewhere else.

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I would recommend it to everybody, every now and again you just put a dress on, see what it feels like, because it's, its interesting. A whole... →

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If you have something that you know is important to you and vital to you... then this will perhaps help people understand the importance of... →

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Acting for me is not that quid pro quo.

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All good actors are easy to work with. It's the ones that aren't very good who tend to be very difficult.

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It's no good being great in something that goes straight to video.

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Most stuff you can do standing on your head.

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Once Miramax gets involved, if they like your movie, there's a big machine that gets involved.

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One of the characteristics of plays that are made into films is that they can be very talky.

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When you're an actor you don't really know what you have to do until you see what you look like.

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I once did a role which I couldn't rehearse in my street clothes, I had to have the character's costume on before I could rehearse it. I just... →

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There's only one shot you have at a movie, and that's your best shot. If you can't give it that, don't go. They're paying you!... →

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